Collar-button.



No. 885,416. PATENTED APR. 2l, 1908. I H. J. WYLIE.

GOLLARBUTTON.

PPLIOATION IILED MAY 1 8, 1906.

UNITED STATES FATEN T OFFICE.

HARRY J. WYLIE, OF KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

COLLAR-BUTTON.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY J. WYLIE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kutztown, in the county of Berks, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collar-Buttons; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to buttons and more particularly to those designed for use as collar and sleeve `buttons in shirts, and has for its object to provide a button of this kind, equipped with means for preventing' its accidental disengagement from a garment.

Another object is to provide a device of this kind which will be simple and which may be produced at a low figure.

1t is to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to the exact details of construction shown and described except as deiined in the a pended claims, for obvious modifications wi l occur to a person skilled in the art;

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification and in which like numerals ot' reference indicate similar parts in the several views,iFigure 1 is a view showing the present button in use in the neck of a shirt. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the button. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing the retainer raised into inoperative position.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the button is shown as comprising a base 7, a stem 8, and a head 9, the last-mentioned part being pivoted to the stem so as to be capable of the usual swinging movement thereon, being disposed, when in operative position, parallel to the base, and when in inoperative position, at right angles thereto, against one of the sides of the stem.

A ringer 10 extends laterally from the base and at its outer end, has a pair of upwardly extending projections 11 provided with eyes 12 at their upper ends in which are engaged the inwardly turned ends 13 of the legs 14 of a U-shaped retainer 15, the legs 14 being conuected at their opposite ends from the eyes Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 18, 1906.

Patented April 21, 1908.

Serial No. 317,612.

12 by a bight 16. The retainer has a swinging movement in a direction at right angles to thatV of the head 9, the diameter of which latter is slightly greater than the distance between the inner edges of the legs of the retainer.

The legs of the retainer, when the latter is in its operative position, lie on opposite sides of the stem, the head 9, when disposed parallel with the base, extending directly thereover to prevent their displacement from such position. Owing, however, to the disposition of the retainer legs and the axis upon which the head moves in parallel vertical planes, it is only necessary to swing the head into its inoperative position against the stem side to permit the retainer to be moved upwardly out of engagement with the stem. In use the head is moved into inoperative position, and the retainer is then moved to receive the stem between the legs 14, it being understood that the head has been already passed through the button hole of a garment. Movement of the head` into operative position will now hold the retainer against disengagement from the stem, as just described, and accidental disengagement of the button from the button hole will be prevented.

What 'is claimed is:

A button comprising a base including a lateral extension provided at its Jfree end with an upwardly extending member; a stem secured centrally to said base, a U- shaped retainer having the inturned ends of its legs pivoted to said member, said retainer being adapted to beswung into and out ol engagement with the stem; and a head pivoted to said stem, for movement in a direction at right angles to that of said retainer, directly over the latter when in engagement with said stem, whereby the retainer is held againstdisplacement from said stem.

In testimony whereof, I ai'IiX my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY J. WYLIE.

Vitnesses:

S. E. LEHMAN, LEE WANNER. 

